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Blak Ember - Curried Tomato Sauce

Traditional Kiwi family recipe, refined and elevated

Sweet, savoury and spicy layers in perfect balance

Crafted with real tomatoes and warming curry spices

A tribute sauce with generations of flavour and care

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🍅 Perfect balance of spice and sweetness

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🇬🇧 Handmade in the UK using real ingredients

🥄 A versatile sauce for every meal, from brekkie to BBQ

Blak Ember isn’t just another curry ketchup, it’s a deeply personal sauce with a story to tell. Inspired by generations of New Zealand mothers, and crafted as a tribute to a dear family friend, this rich, curried tomato sauce delivers warmth, balance and soul.

You’ll taste the natural sweetness of ripe tomatoes, followed by fragrant curry spices and a vinegary bite that brings it all together. Then comes the low flicker of habanero heat, the ember that lingers. It’s savoury, sweet, spiced and unforgettable.

Blak Ember pairs beautifully with everyday classics, think eggs, sausages, bacon, fish fingers, burgers and toasties, but it also adds real character to roasted veg, cheesy melts, or your favourite dipping platter. There’s a reason this sauce was kept a secret for so long.

Tomato (66%), onion, brown sugar, malt vinegar (barley, malt extract 5% Acidity GLUTEN – BARLEY, red habanero (3%), water, salt, garlic, rapeseed oil, madras curry powder (ground coriander, ground turmeric, MUSTARD powder, bengal gram (black chickpea), ground cumin, ground chilli, ground fenugreek, ground black pepper, garlic powder, iodised salt, ground fennel) thyme, oregano, bay leaf, xanthan gum

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All sauces are bottled in small batches and shipped from our UK warehouse within 1–2 business days.

Standard UK delivery is 2–4 business days. Orders over £40 qualify for free shipping. Express options available at checkout.

Best Paired with

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Beef
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Pork
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Chicken
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Seafood
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Fish
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Veg
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What makes Smokey so special

A Heritage in Every Jar

Blak Ember is a love letter to generations of Kiwi cooking, honouring a handed-down family recipe rooted in flavour and care.

Bold Heat, Never Overpowering

With just 3% red habanero, the spice lingers gently, allowing the sweet tomatoes and fragrant curry to shine before the ember glows.
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Honest Ingredients, Honest Cooking

No fillers, no shortcuts. Just ripe tomatoes, classic spices, and a recipe that respects its roots.

Made for More Than BBQ

Pair it with eggs, fish fingers, burgers, cheese toasties or your Sunday fry-up — this one’s always welcome at the table.

What makes Smokey so special

Section Image

A Heritage in Every Jar

Blak Ember is a love letter to generations of Kiwi cooking, honouring a handed-down family recipe rooted in flavour and care.

Bold Heat, Never Overpowering

With just 3% red habanero, the spice lingers gently, allowing the sweet tomatoes and fragrant curry to shine before the ember glows.

Honest Ingredients, Honest Cooking

No fillers, no shortcuts. Just ripe tomatoes, classic spices, and a recipe that respects its roots.

Made for More Than BBQ

Pair it with eggs, fish fingers, burgers, cheese toasties or your Sunday fry-up — this one’s always welcome at the table.

Blak Ember - Curried Tomato Sauce FAQ

It’s medium-hot — enough to feel the warmth without blowing your head off. The habanero sits behind the tomato and curry flavours.

It’s both. Think of it as a curried ketchup that works wonders on anything from bacon butties to BBQ’d chicken wings.

Blak Ember is based on a family recipe passed down through generations of New Zealand cooks. It’s a tribute to the past, bottled for the present.

66% tomato, brown sugar, onions, malt vinegar, and a blend of classic curry spices with habanero for heat.

Pop it in the fridge and enjoy within 6–8 weeks. But trust us — it’ll be gone long before then.

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